My Armor's Rust

My Armor’s Rust-——————————

You re still a girl, I’ve been a manI left you behind to get where I amYou blocked my road with lies and lustFormer dreams shattered by misguided trustI gave you it all, but it wasn’t enoughYet blindly, I believed, even through the roughAs ashes conjured, we dismantled to dustYet scars remain, as my armor s rustLittle scraps of ashes rise up in my lungsViolent coughs to no avail, this dust remains strungI tried for a time to find a remedy or cureEventually realizing it took your grime to make me pureThough everything you represent gleam s with the devil s grinIt took you to make me human, you are my original sin.-DACHE